DOJ election monitors dispatched nationwide ahead of 2026 midterms: What to know

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The Justice Department aims to send poll monitors to all 50 states in the 2026 midterms, marking an ambitious expansion of a longstanding federal initiative aimed at ensuring election integrity.

Details about the effort, announced in August, have been fairly sparse. However, a handful of both Republican and Democratic states in recent days have reported being contacted by federal officials about the matter.

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